Inspirational social enterprise big wig Penny Newman at Rise's free annual conference

Rise (the voice of social enterprise in the South West), will hold its annual conference and AGM at Dartington Hall, on Tuesday, December 1 – and it’s free to attend.

The key note speaker at the event is Penny Newman. “From The Body Shop to Cafedirect and now Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, Social Enterprise Ambassador Penny is helping social enterprise to make it big, and make a big difference,” says the blurb.

And you’ll be able to try out taster sessions of what’s on offer through the Capacity Builders programme, from COSMIC’s Lively Leaders, DTA’s Survive and Thrive or CEMVO’s Succeeding as a BAME social enterprise – with so many capital letter these have to be good.

The event is free, but spaces are limited so book now (bookings will close on Tuesday, November 17).

Get in touch with those Rise people to book and for more information.